Weekly Hotlist: The Industries Plagued by the Most Uncertainty

 

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September 15, 2014 The Industries Plagued by the Most Uncertainty By Jeff Dyer A 2x2 matrix plots them out.

Managing people What New Team Leaders Should Do First by Carolyn O'Hara Your agenda for the first few weeks. Managing yourself The Best Leaders Are Insatiable Learners by Bill Taylor You have no excuse for being bored. Managing people Research: We're Too Busy to Follow the Rules by Gretchen Gavett When work is demanding, it's the little (but really important) things that suffer. Management 2.0 Capitalism's Future Is Already Here by Steve Denning But it's unevenly distributed. Managing yourself The Creative Benefits of Boredom by David Burkus Two new studies show how tedium fosters brilliance. Communication Tips for Cold-Emailing Intimidatingly Powerful People by Peter Sims Be politely persistent. Transparency How Being Filmed Changes Employee Behavior by Ethan Bernstein Police departments aren't the only ones considering it. Innovation The Silent Killer of New Products: Lazy Pricing by Sarah Green Don't build it until you figure out what it will cost.

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